Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what recent plans the Government has to undertake research into the reasons for the use of foodbanks.

The factors that impact on household food security are complex.

In February Defra published ‘Household Food Security in the UK: a Review of Food Aid’. The report is available at:

https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/283072/household-food-security-uk-executive-summary-140219.pdf